A Time Machine
A Time Machine
I saw this on another forum, but thought it may be off sufficient interest to post here.
There are a few of us who have bought straps from the chap who made the Time Machine.
A bonkers piece of engineering by Carl. https://youtu.be/eG3hhTL4has
The type of thing that should be in the Science museum.
Neil
There are a few of us who have bought straps from the chap who made the Time Machine.
A bonkers piece of engineering by Carl. https://youtu.be/eG3hhTL4has
The type of thing that should be in the Science museum.
Neil
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Re: A Time Machine
Brilliant!!
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Re: A Time Machine
Mind-boggling. Does it mean that the 100th gear is turning imperceptibly right from the start? Because that takes me from cosmically huge numbers to cosmically tiny ones. This is amazing!
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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Re: A Time Machine
I’ve been following Carls’ build of this for the last year or so on Instagram. It’s a truly unique piece of quality engineering.
BTW, it also up for sale on the TZUK Sales Corner if anyone is interested...
BTW, it also up for sale on the TZUK Sales Corner if anyone is interested...
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Re: A Time Machine
Yes, the 100th gear will rotate from the start at an almost invisible rate.
Any one know how much it is for sale for?
Time keeps on slipping into the future
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Re: A Time Machine
^^That's not enough! It's worth far more than that...
watching you fail in your quest for a “one watch” has been great entertainment
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Re: A Time Machine
Bonkers, but in a good way. Makes you realise what a blip in time we are.
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Re: A Time Machine
I like it and I want it!
Does it come with divorce fees paid?
Does it come with divorce fees paid?
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Re: A Time Machine
This article has a video of another googol machine. This one shows how each gear is turning progressively slower a little better:
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/03/ ... ar-googol/
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/03/ ... ar-googol/
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Re: A Time Machine
I don’t know that I can even fully comprehend what I’m looking at there!
I wonder it costs to get it serviced in 5 or so years?
I wonder it costs to get it serviced in 5 or so years?
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Re: A Time Machine
It is a work of art and mind boggling. As Carl comments under the video on youtube, if you bought this you would be dead by the time the 11th gear has turned one full revolution.
I think £8,500 is very reasonable for such a unique and beautifully crafted item. I'm sure there are few people on the forum who have spent more than that on a single watch.
I think £8,500 is very reasonable for such a unique and beautifully crafted item. I'm sure there are few people on the forum who have spent more than that on a single watch.
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Re: A Time Machine
^^^ Agreed the price seems reasonable Patrick. I jokingly suggested to Mrs nbg that I was going to buy it.
She said that as we were decorating one of our rooms at the moment, she would rather spend the money on some nice wallpaper.
Neil
She said that as we were decorating one of our rooms at the moment, she would rather spend the money on some nice wallpaper.
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Re: A Time Machine
Neil, if you do want to buy it, go for it. Just tell mrs nbg that life's too short (less than 11 gears apparently ).
Patrick
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